Project Grant 1459007080

The Museum of the City of New York will use a $120,607 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire a full-time Education & Community Coordinator. This coordinator will facilitate both online and onsite programming for students, teachers, families, and intergenerational audiences in New York City with a focus on building, sustaining, and advancing community-based initiatives in East Harlem and across the five boroughs. The...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens $111,944 under the National Leadership Grants program to support a community outreach initiative in Columbus, Ohio. Through this project grant funding, the conservatory will hire a community outreach manager to develop new partnerships with organizations serving underserved neighborhoods near east and south Columbus. The conservatory will also provide 500 free annual memberships to...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego received a $146,200 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support a community engagement series to promote physical, psychological, and social healing through art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will involve hosting a series of eight public engagement events, including panels, symposia, interactive art...

This Project Grant award of $190,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports the "CINCINNATI SOUNDS: EXPLORING A MUSICAL CITY'S SPACES, PLACES AND SOUNDS" project. The project will triangulate multiple perspectives through multidisciplinary scholarship, sound mapping, site visits, and applications to humanities research and teaching. Key project activities include workshops with discussions...

The Chicago Botanic Garden will provide science education and community engagement services through its BudBurst program with a $100,000 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. BudBurst is an ongoing national community science initiative studying plant seasonal changes and plant-animal interactions. Through this program, the Botanic Garden addresses learning disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding online and in-person educational opportunities...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support community engagement efforts by Historic Germantown, a consortium of 18 historical sites and cultural attractions in Northwest Philadelphia. Under the grant, Historic Germantown will hire two Community Engagement Coordinators based at two of its member sites, Stenton and Cliveden, to build connections with local...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Parents And Children Together, a non-profit family service agency, for the "PACT COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER - BRIDGES BACK TO SCHOOL - HELPING YOUTH RE-ENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY" program. The project will be carried out from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the organization's efforts to provide services under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy;...

The Arts Commission Greater Toledo (ACTg) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The purpose of the award is to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in Ohio in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. ACTg will distribute subgrants to other nonprofit organizations to support opportunities for communities to participate in the arts and...

This Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support the WGBH Educational Foundation in creating educational resources to improve access to public media archives. Under the $213,358 award provided through the National Leadership Grants program, the Foundation will develop 20 sets of primary resources featuring archival public television and radio programming aligned with commonly taught topics in American history and current events. The sets will include teaching...